Презентация, доклад по английскому языку Хэллоуин

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5. All – hallows Eve is another name for Halloween
True/False

1. The origin of the Halloween can be traced to
Italians
Germans
Celts
Russians

2. The celebration of Samhain took place on November 1
True/ False

3. During Samhain people would
wear costumes
play games
tell the future
A and C

Halloween history

READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT Halloween:

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called Samhain (pronounced sow – in). The Celtic people lived in Ireland. United Kingdom and France over 2,000 years ago. The Celtic New Year began on November 1. Samhain was the festival that celebrated the end of summer and the harvest season on the day before the new year. During that festival, Celts would wear costumes and tell each other their future.

By the time Christianity has spread to the region in the ninth century AD., November 1st had been designated All Saints Day or All - hallows. The day before, October 31st, referred to as All – hallows Eve. It is now simply called Halloween.

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Day” was observed by many Celts by leaving gifts of food outside their doors to applease the spirits.  Many people today do not realize that this is the tradition they are following when they give gifts of candy to the “ghosts and goblins” that come knocking on their doors on Halloween night. 

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from the ancient Irish story of “Stingy Jack”, who tricked the devil into promising that he would not take Jack’s soul to hell when he died.  Upon his death, Jack was unable to enter heaven due to the life of cruelty and selfishness that he had led, and was also unable to enter hell due to the devil’s promise.  Cursed forever to walk in the darkness between heaven and hell, Jack took an ember from hell that the devil gave him and placed it inside a hollowed-out turnip to use as a lamp.  Thus was born the “Jack-o-Lantern”.  Eventually people discovered that it was easier to carve out pumpkins to serve as commemorative Jack-o-Lanterns on Halloween.

“Jack-o-Lantern”

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festival of Sanhaim, where guests come dressed in their favorite Halloween costumes.

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treating" and write an article for your school or community paper. Describe how this custom can be done respectfully while still preserving its cultural and historical significance.

Design a Halloween Safety Guidebook (or a series of informational posters) for Halloween. Include safety guidelines for "trick or treating," eating and sorting candy, adult supervision and, costume design.

http://www.jackolanterns.net/
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/dining/index.html
http://www.holidays.net/halloween

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is celebrated in other countries, such as Samhain (Celtic/ Scotland and Ireland), Allhallowmas (England), Day of the Dead (Mexico and Peru), Festival of the Dead (Roman/Italy), Obon (Japan).
Use all available resources and research the answers to the following questions: --What is the country of origin for this festival? --When did this festival originate? --At what time of the year is this festival celebrated? --How did this festival come about? --What purpose does this festival serve for the people who have celebrated it? --What rituals and customs are performed during this festival? --What gods or spirits are associated with this festival? What is their significance? --What foods are associated with this festival? --How is this festival celebrated in this country today?

Present your findings in a PowerPoint presentation titled "Frightening Festival Facts from [Name of Country]" You should include information about any food, songs, dances,
and other customs, language, or symbols relating to the festival.

Do it on your own !